Leaves from Satan's Book

Leaves from Satan's Book (1920)

Blade af Satans Bog

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

Date of release
1920-11-15
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (46)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Drama, History, Fantasy, Horror
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Casting

Interesting facts

Leaves from Satan's Book, also known as Leaves Out of the Book of Satan, is a 1920 Danish fantasy film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Helge Nissen as Satan. This was only the third film directed by Dreyer, who later went on to create such classics as Vampyr (1932) and The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). The film is structured much like D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916) with its episodic nature while evoking F. W. Murnau's Satan (1920). The film ran 157 minutes, but sources list the DVD's running time at 121 minutes.

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